Law and Health

Question 1

The Sherman Act of 1890 addresses:

a. The liability of health care 
    providers for negligence
b. Antitrust and unfair 
    competition in business
c. The privacy of dental records
d. The licensure of hospitals

Answer 1

b. Antitrust and unfair

competition in business

Question 2

An advance directive is used:

a. by a physician to specify 
    what medications a nurse 
    must administer to a patient
b. by a hospital to direct an 
    EMT how to treat particular 
    types of traumatic injuries
c. by an individual to specify in 
    writing their wishes for 
    health care treatment 
    should they ever become 
    mentally incapacitated.
d. by a hospital administrator 
    to order medical supplies.

Answer 2

c. by an individual to specify in 
    writing their wishes for 
    healthcare treatment  
    should they ever become 
    mentally incapacitated.

Question 3

The Stark Law is a Federal law, that:

a. Requires physicians to 
    provide flu shots to the 
    elderly
b. Prohibits durable medical 
    equipment companies from 
    providing rehabilitation 
    services
c. Prohibits physicians from 
    referring patients to  
    business that they have an 
    ownership interest in.
d. Requires hospitals to 
    provide treatment to 
    indigent patients

Answer 3

c. Prohibits physicians from
referring patients to
business that they have an
ownership interest in.

Question 4

The 4 Major Elements of Negligence are:

a. Harm, Intent, Damages and 
    Private Parties
b. Duty, Breach, Causation and 
    Damages
c. Damages, Causation, 
    Private 
    Parties and Capacity
d. Privity, Proximate Cause, 
    Breach and Competent 
    Parties

Answer 4

b. Duty, Breach, Causation and Damages

Question 5

Respondeat Superior refers to a legal doctrine that provides:

a. A Professional is liable for 
    his or her own acts 
b. Corporations are liable for 
     the acts of their 
     shareholders
c. Employers are liable for the 
    acts of employees under 
    certain circumstances
d. Employers are NOT liable 
     for the acts of independent 
     contractors

Answer 5

c. Employers are liable for the
acts of employees under
certain circumstances

Question 6

The 3 basic elements of a contract are:

a. Offer, Acceptance and 
    Consideration
b. Competent Parties, 
     Payment  and a Written 
     Agreement
c. A signed agreement, two 
    parties and payment
d. Consideration, Capacity and 
    Remuneration

Answer 6

a. Offer, Acceptance and

Consideration

Question 7

The NLRB is an agency that enforces:

a. Federal housing regulations
b. State unemployment laws
c. State workers compensation
laws
d. Federal labor laws

Answer 7

d. Federal labor laws

Question 8

The privacy of Personal Health Information is protected on the Federal level primarily by:

a. The National Health Policy 
    and Planning Act
b. The Health Care Quality 
     Improvement Act
c.  Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and 
     Modernization Act
d.  The Health Insurance 
      Portability and 
      Accountability Act

Answer 8

d. The Health Insurance
Portability and
Accountability Act

Question 9

The Sherman Act of 1890 addresses:

a. The privacy of dental 
     records
b. Antitrust and unfair 
    competition in business
c. The licensure of hospitals
d. The liability of health care 
     providers for negligence

Answer 9

b. Antitrust and unfair

competition in business

Question 10

State Professional Boards do NOT:
a. Investigate professional 
    misconduct
b. Issue licenses to Home 
    health agencies
c.  Promulgate requirements 
     for professional licenses
d.  Discipline professionals for 
     inappropriate conduct

Answer 10

b. Issue licenses to Home

health agencies